Category Archives: Newsletter

After a long and careful consultation process involving parents, teachers & students, we have decided it is time to implement a BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) programme for next year’s Grade 9 & 11 students. This currently only applies to parents of … Continue reading →

Our annual Arts Festival will take place on Wednesday 6th April, showcasing the work and performances of students from across the school. We look forward to you joining us for a great evening of art and entertainment.

A couple of brief updates before Tet. Mr Daniel, our MYP Coordinator, has started a blog for parents to learn about the implementation of the MYP at HIS. This is a 2-year process we starting formally this year. We’ll be … Continue reading →

Edited to correct the dates for International Day and the HIWC Bazaar Well, I was supposed to get this newsletter out on Friday but I am now very glad I didn’t. What a weekend! I was following the news about … Continue reading →

Well, the weather is looking good and reliable for the next week, which bodes well for all our Secondary students who will be heading out on camp this week. Camps week is a core part of our programme, important for … Continue reading →

Some fantastic play during the final girls game against UNIS. A very exciting game and a result to be proud of. Although we didn’t win, we played very well and fought to the last. Good luck to the boys this … Continue reading →

Welcome to the mid-term break. However long a term is, whether 8 weeks or 16, it always seems that everyone is exhausted in the last week of term. This time has been no exception, and there are a lot of … Continue reading →

One of my favourite activities as Head of Secondary is to take a walk around the school, dropping into classrooms and seeing what students are learning about. The evidence of their knowledge and understanding can be heard in their ideas and dialogue. … Continue reading →

Welcome to the latest issue of the newsletter. In this issue: Late Start on Wednesday New Executive Student Council Very successful coffee mornings Helping your children with time management Dates for your Diary No photos this time, I’m afraid. Hopefully … Continue reading →